- Voting
Government Study Finds Majority of U.S. Polling Places Not Accessible to People with Disabilities
November 3, 2017
WASHINGTON – Recently, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Voters with Disabilities: Observations on Polling Place Accessibility and Related Federal Guidance report, detailing the results of GAO’s national survey of access to polling places for voters with disabilities. During the 2016 General Election, GAO found that an…
Press Release - Education
National Disability Rights Network Joins Civil Rights Alliance to Fight Back Against Rights Violation Threatening Students
November 2, 2017
WASHINGTON – In the face of increasing threats to student civil rights throughout the nation, NDRN has joined with more than two dozen leading education and civil rights groups to launch the Education Civil Rights Alliance (ECR Alliance).
Press Release - Community Integration
National Disability Rights Network Responds to Report Detailing Abuse at Pennsylvania Facility
November 2, 2017
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, NDRN member, Disability Rights New York (DRNY), issued a report entitled, “Abuse and Neglect of New York State Residents At Woods Services In Pennsylvania”. This report raised serious concerns with the treatment of New Yorkers who are placed out of state at the Woods…
Press Release - Community Integration
NDRN Joins Amicus in Community Integration Case
October 25, 2017
NDRN joined six national disability organizations in an amicus brief supporting the critical role the U.S. DOJ plays in the enforcement of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act in a case involving the state’s policy of unnecessarily segregating children with disabilities by placing them in nursing facilities.
Amicus Brief - Education
NDRN Letter in Response to OSERS Guidance Letter
October 23, 2017
NDRN wrote to OSERS in response to the status report issued by OSERS regarding Executive Order 13777, "Enforcing Regulatory Reform Agenda".
Letter
